crossword puzzle
noun
: a puzzle in which words that are the answers to clues are written into a pattern of numbered squares that go across and down
My father does the crossword puzzle every morning.
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An entire, giant crossword puzzle to solve every day?
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But even with her musical gigs, Ottobre says, her favorite pastime was sitting on the couch solving a crossword puzzle or reading a murder mystery.
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
An entire, giant crossword puzzle to solve every day?
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Welcome again to Cross Reference, the crossword puzzle from JSTOR Daily!
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2025
But even with her musical gigs, Ottobre says, her favorite pastime was sitting on the couch solving a crossword puzzle or reading a murder mystery.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Crossword puzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossword%20puzzle. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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